Town Hall · Bevent

Bevent, WI town hall & government

Bevent spent $422,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $380 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Bevent's government.

Town budget

Where Bevent's money goes

Spent
$422,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$380
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
$68,000
$61 per resident
Roads & transportation
$205,00049%
Sewer & trash
$94,00022%
Administration & buildings
$49,00012%
Health & welfare
$28,0007%
Fire
$26,0006%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$7,0002%
Interest on debt
$6,0001%
Other
$7,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • From the state 37%
  • Property taxes 30%
  • Fees & charges 18%
  • From the federal government 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Bevent

Full-time staff
0
20 part-time too
Health & welfare
0 full-time7 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time5 part
Other
0 full-time2 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Rosholt School District

Bevent's K–12 school district, shared with Alban, Rosholt, Sharon, Harrison and New Hope. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,157
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
485
in the whole district
Long-term debt
None
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 43%
  • State 50%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,157 per pupil, $8,115 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Bevent: Wittenberg-Birnamwood School District ($12,976 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Bevent pay

Typical tax bill
$2,822
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.01%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$279,300
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Bevent's government

Town hall & decisions in Bevent →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Bevent

Bevent is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Bevent's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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